20031031028729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Peach Springs, AZ · October 31, 2003

Date: October 31, 2003 · 10:45 local
Place: Peach Springs, AZ
Airport: Grand Canyon West
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: KNFA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2966Q
Reported as: Cessna 402B
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N2966QRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0321 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After landing and during taxiing with all systems indications normal, the left main gear collapsed while executing a right turn on the ramp. During inspection of the gear after the aircraft was raised, the gear overcenter bellcrank was found broken (with no evidence of previous cracks or damage) allowing the gear down lock to come out of over center and collapse, causing damage to the outboard gear door, minor damage to the left main fuel tank and allowing the right propeller to strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXIING WITH ALL SYSTEMS INDICATIONS NORMAL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN ON THE RAMP. DURING INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE GEAR OVERCENTER BELLCRANK WAS FOUND BROKEN (WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CRACKS OR DAMAGE) ALLOWING THE GEAR DOWN LOCK TO COME OUT OF OVER CENTER AND COLLAPSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND ALLOWING THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.